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Computing companies ally for low power

April 19, 2006 AMD, IBM, HP and Sun band together to try to encourage energy thriftiness among computing customers. TAGS: computing company, AMD, Sun Microsystems Inc., spokesman, Intel, IBM Corp., server, HP

IBM's x86 server chief departing

February 2, 2007 Susan Whitney, who has overseen IBM's push toward high-end servers with Intel and AMD chips, is retiring. TAGS: x86 server, AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., server, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, Intel, HP

Server shipments surged last quarter

October 30, 2003 Unit sales jumped 21 percent to 1.37 million in the third quarter compared with 2002, with IBM posting the biggest gain. TAGS: Gartner Inc., shipment, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, IBM Corp., Dell, Intel, HP

Sun rises with new generation of servers

September 25, 2000 The company will unveil a new generation of Unix servers and UltraSparc processors, amid a cultural transformation that may prove more difficult than other product launches. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Unix server, Ed Zander, consulting, IBM Corp., Unix, generation, server, Microsoft Corp., Intel, HP

Sun, Intel part ways on Solaris plans

July 21, 2000 The companies finally are seeing eye to eye on whether Sun's Solaris operating system should run on Intel's upcoming Itanium chip: Now both companies think it's a lousy idea. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Sun Solaris, Sun UltraSPARC, Intel IA-64, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC III, Silicon Graphics Inc., Intel, eye, Compaq Computer Corp., IBM Corp., server, HP, operating system

Sun, Intel square off over Itanium support

March 3, 2000 The two high-tech giants are in a high-stakes game of chicken in a debate about which company needs the other more in the lucrative e-commerce world. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Intel IA-64, Sun Solaris, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun Microsystems Inc., Compaq Tru64 UNIX, e-commerce, Texas Instruments Inc., Silicon Graphics Inc., Intel, IBM Corp., 64-bit, semiconductor, Compaq Computer Corp., family, operating system

IBM warms to AMD Opteron servers

April 28, 2006 Opteron advantages, plus HP and Sun successes with the chip, could mean a stronger commitment from IBM. TAGS: AMD Opteron, x86 server, Intel Xeon, blade, IBM Corp., multiprocessor, Sun Microsystems Inc., AMD, server, Intel, dual-core, HP, brand, Dell

'New' CEOs and a new Sun-Intel partnership

January 23, 2007 Personalities of new CEOS, not just technology, figured in Intel's return to Sun Microsystems' server line. TAGS: Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystems Inc., Scott McNealy, Paul Otellini, Craig Barrett, Sun Solaris, x86 server, Intel Itanium, CEO, Intel, chip company, Intel Xeon, Intel x86, AMD, server, San Francisco

IBM, AMD to deepen Opteron ties

July 20, 2006 Top execs expected to go public with effort to boost Big Blue's servers with AMD's chips, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: AMD Opteron, IBM Corp., four-processor server, AMD, Intel Xeon, Sun Microsystems Inc., server, chip company, Intel, HP, Dell

Sun puts 16 cores on its 'Rock' chip

December 8, 2006 High-end chip likely will stay a step ahead of competitors in the multicore processor race. Also, the chip design could be done this year. TAGS: multi-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Sparc, dual-core, IBM Corp., Intel, family, server, AMD

Gateway begins AMD server push

November 8, 2006 Gateway becomes the latest computer maker to begin selling x86 servers using Advanced Micro Devices' Opteron processor. TAGS: AMD Opteron, x86 server, Intel Xeon, Gateway Inc., AMD, computer company, server, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., Intel, Dell, HP

Sun recoups server market share

August 23, 2006 Long-suffering No. 3 server maker gains at the expense of IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Dell. TAGS: x86 server, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., shipment, Sun UltraSPARC, Unix server, blade server, Intel Itanium, IBM Corp., server, blade, Unix, AMD, HP, Dell, Intel

Sun's server guy peers ahead

June 20, 2006 Sun Microsystems is open to adopting Intel chips and is spreading the word about power consumption, says John Fowler, executive VP of systems. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., portfolio, x86 server, Sun Sparc, executive vice president, Sun Solaris, IBM Corp., server, opportunity, Intel, HP

IBM chip architect guns for gigahertz

February 14, 2006 Unlike many colleagues, Power6 chief architect Brad McCredie continues to give clock speed priority in IBM's next-gen server processor. TAGS: IBM POWER5, IBM Corp., clock speed, chief architect, pipeline, Unix server, frequency, Unix, conference, Sun Microsystems Inc., instruction, Intel, server

Sun says UltraSparc V two chips in one

August 6, 2001 The company has only just started delivering its UltraSparc III processor, but already it has begun touting the split-personality features of its upcoming UltraSparc V chip. TAGS: Sun UltraSPARC V, Sun UltraSPARC, Sun UltraSPARC III, Intel Itanium, Sun Microsystems Inc., multi-threading, Sun Solaris, Compaq Computer Corp., software company, Intel, IBM Corp.

IBM brings Unix, faster chip to Power blades

October 8, 2004 Big Blue says it has improved the processor of its JS20 blade servers and now sells them with its AIX version of Unix. TAGS: blade, IBM AIX, IBM PowerPC 970, blade server, IBM eServer BladeCenter, IBM Corp., Unix, high-performance computing, IBM PowerPC, chassis, SCSI, Intel Xeon, high-performance, Intel, Sun Microsystems Inc., server

At ISSCC, the circuit set makes connections

February 14, 2007 As chip engineers gather in San Francisco, Intel shows off its teraflop chops, and AMD talks pricing pressure and power consumption. TAGS: power consumption, IBM Corp., AMD, pricing, blog, San Francisco, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel

IBM to launch Linux-only Power servers

September 10, 2004 OpenPower line to make debut Monday as Big Blue looks beyond the chip's high-end niche, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: IBM POWER5, server line, IBM Corp., Sun UltraSPARC, Linux, x86 server, Unix server, Intel Itanium, Intel x86, AMD Opteron, server, Unix, Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel, operating system, Dell

Sun begins high-end phase of x86 servers

July 11, 2006 Company launching high-end server, its second attempt at blades and the resurrected "Thumper" packed with 48 disk drives. Photos: Sun's Opteron servers TAGS: x86 server, Sun Blade, blade, AMD Opteron, Sun Microsystems Inc., blade server, two-processor, Sun UltraSPARC, chassis, phase, Intel x86, Sun Solaris, server, AMD, family, leader

Intel's long-awaited Montecito set for debut

July 7, 2006 Chipmaker will trumpet energy efficiency improvements at the July 18 launch of the delayed high-end server chip. TAGS: Montecito, Intel Itanium, Pat Gelsinger, Unisys Corp., Intel, Intel Xeon, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp., server, event, AMD, HP
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